Removable pad for sport shirts and jackets



Dec. 31 1946. c, SOLOMON 2,413,526-

'REMOVABLE PAD FOR SPORT SHIRTS AND JACKETS Filed Oct. 23, 1944 sSheets-Sheet 1 INVEN 0R.

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REMOVABLE PAD FOR SPORT SHIRTS AND JACKETS Filed 001;. 23, 1944 3Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

zar/es Solomon Dec. 31, 1946.

0. SOLOMON REMOVABLE PAD FOR SPORT SHIRTS AND JACKETS Filed Oct. 23.1944 s Sheets-Shegt s INVEN on. I Clef/es Salomon Patented Dec. a1, 1946REMOVABLE PAD FOR SPORT SHIRTS AND JACKETS 7 Charles Solomon, New York,N. v Application October 23, 1944, Serial No. 559,908

1 Claim. (01. 2-268) This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in a garment.

Mlore specifically, the invention proposes the construction of a garmenthaving removable shoulder pads, the garment being adapted to be worn asa sport jacket when the shoulder pads are attached, and to be worn as asport shirt when the pads are removed.

Still further it isproposed to provide a garment as aforesaid in whichthe pads may be removed for cleaning both for sanitary purposes and inorder to avoid bunching and hardening of the said sanitary shoulderpads.

Still further it is proposed to provide a garment as aforesaid in whichthe pads are connected to one end by a hidden zipper and at the otherend by a snap fastener.

Another object is to provide a garment as aforesaid having a double yokeforming at each shoulder two pockets for two removable pads, the padsbeing secured in place by snap fasteners or other similar means.

Another object is to provide a garment as aforesaid having a shoulderpad in each shoulder, each pad having its "zipper along one side and itssnap fastener at the peak opposite thereto.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

2 Fig. 12 is an enlarged inverted plan view of the pad of the garment ofFig, 8.

Fig. 13 is an enlarged fragmentary rear view Fig, 17 is an enlargedinverted plan view of the pad used in the garment illustrated in Fig.15.

Fig. 18 is a fragmentary view of' the inside of the garment shown inFig. 15, at the shoulder portion thereof.

Fig. 19 isan enlarged transverse sectional view taken on line l9-l9 ofFig 18.

Fig. 1 is a front view of a garment constructed in accordance with thisinvention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the garment.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged view of the garment showing a shoulderpad.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig; 3 with the snap v fastener undone andthe pad turned-over.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the pad, with the adjacent parts of the garmentbeing shown in section.

Fig. 6 is a central section of the pad and adjacent parts of thegarment.

I the garment of Fig. 8 at the shoulder portion thereof.

The garment according to this invention, may be worn by either man orwoman, and comprises a front I0 buttoned down the middle, a collar H,sleeves l2, pockets l3 and a back 14. In each shoulder on the inside ofthe garment is sewed a zipper" strip [5, this strip extending along theseam l6 where the sleeve meets the front and back of the garment. Thuswhen the garment is worn without the pads, the strip is not noticeable.A snap fastener eye I! is secured to the seam 18 between the front andback of the garment and between the seam l6 and the collar of thegarment.

A removable shoulder pad l9, has a snap fastener snap 20 in one peak orcorner of the pad,

this snap 20 being adapted-to coact with eye II to hold one end of thepad to the garment. A "zipper strip 2| is sewed across the pad parallelto the base thereof opposite the peak having the snap 20 andslightlyspaced from this base, strip 2| coacti-ng with strip 15 to secure thepad at another point .to the garment. Strip 2! is provided 1 with azipper control 22 for effecting connection of the two zipper" strips.-The stitches securing a strip 2! to the pad, divide the pad into twoportions, a large portion 23 and a small portion 24.

When two pads are secured to the garment, the

"zipper is between the pad and thegarme'nt so Fig. 11 is an enlargedfragmentary inside view showing the shoulder pad and associatedstructure of the garment of Fig. 8.

that it is hidden and does not come in contact with the wearer. Toremove the shoulder pads, the snap. fasteners are first opened and thepads folded over to the position shown in Fig. 4. The zippers are thenopened and the pads removed. Thus the garment can be quickly changedfrom a jacketjo a shirt, and vice versa.

Each of the pads is made. of two trian ular line ll-H tures of the back'are best shown in Fig. 13 where it will be seen that beneath the collarl I there is a wide strip 25 extending entirely across the back andmeeting the tops of the sleeves at the shoulders. Thus this strip 25rests on the top of a persons shoulders when the garment is worn. Theback also has pleats 26.

On the inside of the garment the strip 25 is lined with a lining orstrip 21, the strips 25 and 21 being, sewed together along theirlongitudinal edges or seams 28' only to form a double yoke, and beingopen at their ends providing two pockets 28. The edges of the ends ofthe strip 21 are protected by tape 29, which is in line with the seam[6' between the sleeve and the body of the garment. A shoulder pad 30 isdisposed in each pocket, that is to say, in the space between the strips25 and 21 at the ends thereof.

Pad 30 is slightly wider at its side 3| disposed in the shoulder of thegarment than at its side .32 which is adjacent the collar. of thegarment.

The edges at side 3| are tucked in and sewed together but the edges atside 32 are taped.

Side 3| is curved concavely to provide a well fitting shoulder pad. Side32 is slightly convex but it may be straight if desired. The pad isstuffed with cotton 33. In its longitudinal center, spaced a shortdistance from the side 3|, the pad has a snap fastener snap 34 whichdivides the pad into a small portion 35 and a largeportion 36.

A snap fastener eye 31 is secured to the strip 21. in its longitudinalcenter at each end thereof partially in the tape 39,-the eye openinginwardly into the'space between the strips 25 and 21. Each pad issecured in place by means of its snap coacting with the correlated eye.When so disposed the portion 35' of the pad extends outwards beyond theseam l6, forcing the shoulder outwardly to provide a square effect, sucheffect being desirable when the garment is being worn as a jacket. Whenthe pads are removed, the shoulders of the garment will slouchcomfortably over the shoulders of the person wearing the garment so thatthe garment forms a suitable sport shirt.

While the pads IQ of the garment of Fig. 1 are not shown extendingmaterially outwardly of the seam I6, they may be similar to the pads 30if desired, and similarly, the pads 30 may be disposed as are the pads,l9 if desired.

From the foregoingdescription of the two em bodiments of the presentinvention, it will be seen that a combination jacket-sport shirt hasbeen provided which can be quickly changed from oneto the other withoutmaking any alterations back H".

4 in the garment itself. The garment of Figs. 8-14 has the advantageover the garment of Figs. 1-7 that a pocket is provided for the padsmaking it unnecessary to secure them other than by the single snapfastener. In other respects the garments have similar advantages.

The feature of removable pads, besides making the garment a combinationjacket-sport shirt,

also provides for the easy cleaning and replace- In Figs. 15-19, thegarment is shown with a front portion l0", a collar ll, sleeves l2", andIn this form of the invention, the shoulder pad 40 may be disposed undera bridging strip II and removablysecured thereto by snap fastenermembers 42 and 43. The shoulder pad positioning bridging strip issecured in position by a line of stitches M to the seam I3" at one side,and by tacks 45 at the other end of the bridging strip, to the seams l8"of the garment.

In other respects this form of the invention is similar to thatpreviously shown and like reference numerals identify like parts in eachof the several views.

.This arrangement will also permit ready removal of the shoulder padswhen it -is desired to wear the garment as a shirt or when the garmentis to be laundered.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and,modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

A shirt or similar garment comprising a front opening down the middle, aback, a collar, two sleeves, a strip connecting said front, back,sleeves and collar, said strip forming the shoulder portions of saidgarment, a lining for said strip disposed adjacent the under surfacethereof and terminating at points adjacent said sleeves, said liningbeing spaced from said strip ,except at the longitudinal edges, saidlongitudinal edges being stitched to said lining thereby forming anopened ended channel, a removable shoulder pad

